Quick question on gnome-terminal keys

["Yang" <jixz8gq02 sneakemail com>]

i'd like to be able to enter (e.g.) meta-return in console app
(emacs), but gnome-terminal is absorbing that for some reason.
similarly, meta-right is being translated into a character input. how
do i prevent this from happening? i tried disabling all the menu
shortcut keys. thanks.